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. 2014 Dec 1;49(4):333–339. doi: 10.5152/tpa.2014.1751

Table 3.

The relation of the total working times and working times in pediatric clinics of the nurses with the knowledge and attituted related with drug administration

Time (years) Total working time The working time in pediatric clinics


<2 2–5 5–10 >10 p <2 2–5 5–10 >10 p Total n (%)
Number of nurses, n (%) 32 (32.7) 24 (24.5) 25 (25.5) 17 (17.3) 46 (46.9) 25 (25.5) 22 (22.5) 5 (5.1) 98 (100)
Using calculator in calculating doses, n (%) 24 (75) 20 (83.3) 19 (76) 13 (76.5) 0.677 32 (69.5) 21 (84) 18 (81.8) 5 (100) 0.363 66 (77.6)
Interrupting in the stage of treatment preparation, n (%) 29 (90.6) 21 (87.5) 25 (100) 16 (94.1) 0.348 41 (89.1) 23 (92) 22 (100) 5 (100) 0.451 91 (92.9)
Checking by two individuals in preparation of high risk drugs, n (%) 21 (65.6) 19 (79.1) 14 (56) 9 (52.9) 0.255 30 (65.2) 17 (68) 13 (59.1) 3 (60) 0.923 63 (64.3)
Knowing the rules of drug storage, n (%) 23 (71.8) 18 (75) 20 (80) 14 (82.3) 0.708 31 (67.3) 21 (84) 19 (86.4) 4 (80) 0.275 75 (76.5)
Able to convert drug dose units to each other, n (%) 26 (81.2) 21 (87.5) 23 (92) 15 (88.2) 0.411 38 (82.6) 22 (88) 20 (90.9) 5 (100) 0.815 85 (86.7)
Able to calculate doses after drugs are reconstituted, n (%) 26 (81.2) 22 (91.6) 23 (92) 13 (76.5) 0.184 38 (82.6) 22 (88) 20 (90.9) 4 (80) 0.735 84 (85.7)
Knowing the relation between drug administration routes and drug incompatibilities, n (%) 21 (65.6) 10 (41.7) 19 (76) 13 (76.5) 0.031 29 (63.1) 13 (52) 17 (77.3) 4 (80) 0.307 63 (64.3)
Reporting the physician in case of administration of inappropriate dose, n (%) 29 (90.6) 19 (79.1) 23 (92) 16 (94.1) 0.300 39 (84.7) 22 (88) 21 (95.5) 5 (100) 0.610 87 (89)
Knowing the drug prescription errors on the card of treatment, n (%) 22 (68.7) 13 (54.1) 13 (52) 11 (64.7) 0.670 29 (63.1) 14 (56) 14 (63.6) 2 (40) 0.722 59 (60.2)